Auto 'additive' In 1952, Studebaker celebrated its hundredth birthday, the only carmaker so far --- to do so. Next in line is Oldsrnobîle, which wil turn 100 in 1997; Ford, Buick and Cadillac will ...........do so in 2003; Chevrolet in 2012; Dodge in 2014; Lincoln in 2021; Chrysler in 2024; Pontiac in 2026; and Plymouth in.2028. The baby of the family is Mercury, whose oentennial doesn't corne Up until 2039. Work by 'trial and ____ error' cut dlown onl WHITBY Dna rebuilding expenses MRALL ____ Six years ago, when Fred Goldstone of Whitby started looking for an old car to buy, there was no question at ail about what he was going to get. He even had a photo to work from. %l have a picture of myseif sitting in my dad's 1930 Ford Model A coupe,u says Fred, 46. «1 was only two or three at the time. 1 had that photo in my mind and when I saw this car in the paper and realized it was the same type, I had to have it. Fred, a production planner for Andrew Antenna in Whitby, becamne interested in cars when he went to shows with his .-.ousin, who owned a 1970 Cornet which he entered in competitions. «I would walk around and look at the other vehicles and eventually I realized that 1I wanted one myseif.n N A RS LT"A He owned several muscle cars, including a 1968 Firebird, 1967 !M - .E A O SLI DA Cougar and a 1976 Dodige Dart, which he sold when he bought the HEIGHT 241 36 48 60 72 r64 96 108 120 132 144 1930 Ford. Four years later, his son Dave bought it back anid is now rebuilding it himself.50 48627691'0'1913150601242 When Fred bought the Ford it had already been partially rodded. -- '51-Î6-'82 - '15'10'16'65-77'00'1 Fred completeîy tore it down and rebuilt it, using a 1973 Chevy engine, 6 5 9 15'3 15'7 2011 1955 Thunderbird rear end and brake drums from a 1948 Ford. 7 5 7 8 1611441 5 19'9 29'3 He and his wife of twenty-four years, Barb, used the car f0 travel to variaus.cruise nights and shows, but last year he felt it was time to 86 '56 M7 95 '115 1133 '153 '11'14'08'37'5 upgrade it. In his garage, he replaced the frame, added a suspension, 98 0 s8o 9101 '122 1144 '164 '1185 '209l'224j'256 '271 a rebuilt motor and front disc brakes for added safety. *1 learned t0 work on my car through trial and error,f he says , E S R N N T U T O S E TC L B I D nWhen I started, I could change sparkpîugs and ojî and that was about MPAO RING INSRION:VRAEOTI FA LIO it. Then I realized how expensive it was to have someone else do e menure Io outldm of mar niehm emusgoutl t everything for me, anîd I made the effort to lean on my own. trme 1 meoffiiuMuidtrrnmue10utdea u~redstet o mgzie, rd othlpfrmm findaid *add 2" tea wldlhaeWof [i d 4 oblb club members and went from there. If you're going to have a oîd car EXAMPLE: 48x48 8 76" 10 x 84114" you realîy have to lean how to do things yourself or it's going to be .100, nothing but big doîlars.0 i Fred and Barb are members of Street Dreanis Car Club, the host ' club for CANATS 90. Although he isn't about to part wîth the '30, Fred would eventually like to build another car, preferably a sedan. At the moment, though, hes content to have his fun with this one. *What I enjoy most about having the car is the people I have met," he says. "Barb and I have found ail sorts of friends by going toe e cruise nights and shows. At first she just sort of accepted it, but nowe she participates as much as do. Thats what makes i t worthwhile. *